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There are a couple other threads about dental issues, so I thought I would start one that will, hopefully, help me to make some tough decisions.
I will not bore you with details, but I have spent many, many hours in dental chairs in my life....and probably put a couple of dentists' kids through college.
I have had so many root canals that I lost track at #14. My teeth just decay, but my gums look great. It's hereditary, I believe. And now...things are just breaking.
I'm faced with possible dentures at this point, and have seen a specialist that uses six implants upper and six lower to fixate them. The cost is $49K and months of visits every two weeks. Some places do four implants....but I don't know if they really are as durable.
I'm not going to Mexico to lower the cost, so I'm doing this locally. My choices seem to be implanted dentures versus regular....or a combination of implanted lower and regular uppers, still at a cost of around $30K. Yes...I have the money but don't want to spend it on teeth that will probably only be used for one more decade, part of which is spent in the dental office. I am depressed, angry, and sick and tired of having so many dental problems.
Anyone have any experience that might help me see the path forward?
Thanks in advance.
I will not bore you with details, but I have spent many, many hours in dental chairs in my life....and probably put a couple of dentists' kids through college.
I have had so many root canals that I lost track at #14. My teeth just decay, but my gums look great. It's hereditary, I believe. And now...things are just breaking.
I'm faced with possible dentures at this point, and have seen a specialist that uses six implants upper and six lower to fixate them. The cost is $49K and months of visits every two weeks. Some places do four implants....but I don't know if they really are as durable.
I'm not going to Mexico to lower the cost, so I'm doing this locally. My choices seem to be implanted dentures versus regular....or a combination of implanted lower and regular uppers, still at a cost of around $30K. Yes...I have the money but don't want to spend it on teeth that will probably only be used for one more decade, part of which is spent in the dental office. I am depressed, angry, and sick and tired of having so many dental problems.
Anyone have any experience that might help me see the path forward?
Thanks in advance.